Web 2.0? Is it here? "PART 2:THE HISTORY AND THE POWER FACTORS: Meme"
The history
Where shall I begin? Truly not since the birth of the Internet! But, it's not far from there. First, we need to know about the business models and the implementations. Also the tools they produce. So, I've decided to explain the power factor first.
The Power Factors
MEME
Meme (read:miim), is a special concept behind web 2.0, and this underlines all of the other power factors. The definition of meme according to Wikipedia is so cryptic and quite takes some time to understand. So then, what is meme?
Definition: Meme is a unit of a (context) data or information that flows from one entity ro another. Actually, from the wikipedia, meme is a flow of genetic information from one entity to another, in accordance with current biology principle of Natural Selection and Evolution. This term first coined by Richard Dawkins, an eminent British ethologist, evolutionary theorist, and popular science writer who holds the Charles Simonyi Chair in the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University.
Now, since we live in seas of data and information, let's just consider it as a single contextual: data. Also this is a blogs in context of IT, right? :)
But meme flows not just an ordinary data, but it flows thru a natural mechanism, and it can be varied with others, and also mutated onto other things that can be different, although not totally different.
I've drawn a simple illustration of this:
So, in conclusion, a meme is also can be explained in these facts:
Very strongly related to our understanding of how the life form survives and makes collaborations to others
Can undergo a various mutations, with influence from other sources such as other data sources. Sample of this is obvious when you're combining data from
EVDB and
Google Maps. There are even some talk between the executives from EVDB and Google in order to have joint development of a new mashup of Event database and Google Maps.
Mutations can be in form of continuous influence from external factors and these can be likely, since user participations are highly expected.
The end result/form can be in a combination of mutations and variations, usually in forms of mashup data.
As a result from external influences, these can also bring negative feedbacks, therefore the meme cannot survive for a long time, since it needs to grow more and also develop into better form. The future of the meme can be in the form of
Dead 2.0! I'll try to explain this after the power factor.
As Richard Dawkins said about variations:
"all life evolves by the differential survival of replicating entities..."
Quite interesting, guys! Isn't it? Anyway, comments are welcome! :)
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